Uber Eats’ new Cart Assistant feature is an AI hack for your grocery shopping
Matt Tate / engadget - If there’s any area of your life that you might be willing to introduce more AI into, it’s likely something as mundane as grocery shopping. That’s what Uber is betting on with its new AI-powered feature in the Uber Eats app.Cart Assistant lets you "build …
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Uber to buy delivery arm of Turkey’s Getir
Ram Iyer / techcrunch - The deal will see Uber paying $335 million at the outset to purchase Getir's food delivery business. Uber will also pay $100 million for a 15% stake in Getir's grocery, retail and water delivery business.
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Spotify ventures into physical book sales, adds new audiobook features
Lauren Forristal / techcrunch - Spotify users in the U.S. and the UK will soon be able to buy physical books in the app. There's also a new tool that syncs physical books to audiobooks.
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Walmart Reaches $1 Trillion Market Cap, Aided by Embrace of eCommerce and AI
PYMNTS / pymnts - Walmart’s market capitalization topped $1 trillion on Tuesday (Feb. 3) after its shares rose as much as 1.6% in early trading and more than doubled over the past two years, the Financial Times reported Tuesday. The retailer became one of nine U.S. compani…
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Alibaba’s Qwen ramps up AI app race with Spring Festival giveaway blitz
scmp - Alibaba Group Holding has joined rivals including Tencent Holdings and Baidu in rolling out Spring Festival red-packet giveaways to drive mass-market adoption of its artificial intelligence, committing 3 billion yuan (US$432 million) to spur spending acro…
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Apple Watch Series 11 Drops Back to All-Time Low of $299 [Deal]
iclarified - The Apple Watch Series 11 has dropped back down to its all-time low price of $299 today. That is a huge $100 discount off the regular retail price of $399, matching a discount we saw during the holiday season.Continue ReadingShare Article:Facebook, Twitte…
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Apple Changes How You Order a Mac
Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Apple recently updated its online store with a new ordering process for Macs, including the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac mini, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro.There used to be a handful of standard configurations available for each Mac, but now you must co…
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Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold Phone quickly sells out online despite near $3,000 pricetag
mashable - Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold Phone quickly sells out online despite near $3,000 pricetag
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Apple Will Soon Take Up to a 30% Cut From All Patreon Creators on iOS
Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Apple has set a new deadline of November 1, 2026 for all Patreon creators to switch from Patreon's legacy billing system to the App Store's in-app purchase system in the Patreon app on the iPhone and iPad, as reported by TechCrunch.Note: This image has be…
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Amazon cutting another 16,000 jobs
Ben Berkowitz / axios - Amazon said Wednesday it will cut another 16,000 jobs, just three months after slashing 14,000 roles across the company in a broad efficiency drive.The big picture: Companies have become outspoken about trying to do more with fewer people, for a mix of re…
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Amazon To Shut Down All Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh Stores
msmash / slashdot - Amazon is closing all of its Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh physical stores in a shift to focus on its online same-day delivery service and new big-box retail stores. From a report: The e-commerce giant said Tuesday that some of its shuttered Amazon-branded b…
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Back to Top / Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 11:20 am / permalink 18442 / 13 stories in 5 wks
Zotac reportedly cancels GPU orders and raises MSRP by $200 or more across the board — the company blames 'system error' for cancellations
tomshardware - Zotac is said to have hiked prices on multiple Nvidia RTX GPUs, with one user claiming that the company canceled their order before the MSRP increase.
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$3,000 RTX 5090 delivery brings rocks, a towel, and broken dreams — unboxing nightmare on an expensive GPU bought from Amazon Resale
tomshardware - A customer who ordered an MSI Suprim RTX 5090 worth at least $3,000 was scammed out of their money when they received a box filled with rocks instead. The story shared on Reddit highlights another entrant in the long line of GPU scam-swap cases, but this …
Back to Top / Saturday, January 24, 2026, 10:20 am / permalink 18365 / 2 stories in 5 wks
Amazon May Announce Thousands of Corporate Job Cuts Next Week
Laurent Giret / thurrott - Amazon is reportedly preparing to announce thousands of corporate job cuts next week, with the layoffs mostly affecting AWS, retail, and HR units.The post Amazon May Announce Thousands of Corporate Job Cuts Next Week appeared first on Thurrott.com.
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says tariffs are starting to drive up product prices
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - Jassy said on Tuesday that while Amazon is trying to keep prices low, price hikes may be unavoidable in some cases.
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You're Going To Get Less For Your iPhone Trade-Ins Now
slashgear - Trading in your iPhone is a great way to subsidize your next iPhone, but Apple's trade in values have declined recently. Here's how much you can expect to get.
Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 5:20 pm / permalink 18082 / 2 stories in 7 wks
Amazon (AMZN) Stock: Shares Rise as Company Fights $1.75B Saks Bankruptcy Financing
Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR Amazon fights Saks’ $1.75B financing in court to protect its investment. Saks gets short-term financing approval but faces Amazon’s opposition. Amazon claims Saks’ bankruptcy deal hurts creditors and its own stake. Saks seeks $1.75B debt deal to avoi…
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Alibaba’s Qwen AI app hits 100 million users as upgrade broadens role in daily life
scmp - Alibaba Group Holding has rolled out a major update to its flagship Qwen artificial intelligence app, integrating it more deeply into the company’s expansive ecosystem, from online shopping to travel booking, as it pushes to make the service an AI-powered…
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Saks Seeks Bankruptcy Protection and Names New CEO
PYMNTS / pymnts - Luxury retail company Saks Global has declared bankruptcy amid mounting debts. The company, which owns Saks Fifth Avenue stores as well as department stores Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus, entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Texas, it said in a Wednesday…
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Apple Services Hit Record Highs in 2025 as App Store Commerce Tops $1.3 Trillion
iclarified - Apple's Services division closed out a record-setting 2025, posting strong engagement across its platforms and facilitating $1.3 trillion in commerce through the App Store ecosystem. In a year-end performance update released today, the company highlighted…
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